How about their favorite cartoon or movie characters. Pop art is about
popular characters to them. How about their favorite sports figures. I would
say "no" to unappropriate subject manner in school. I tell them that the
principal would not approve or sometimes I say I will not allow certain
things in my classroom. I have never had a problem and they understand. They
seem to know what is not appropriate and will try to push the envelope like
kids always do. This works wih my school population. I teach 1-4.
MJHadley
>So here is the crux of my dilemma: when we talked
>about pop culture I asked them for suggestions as to
>who they thought Andy Warhol would paint now if he
>were still alive and I thought I would make
>transparencies of images of THEIR pop culture icons
>for the lesson next week. On the upside, they totally
>got it and came up with some great suggestions: Chris
>Rock, Raven, Drake Bell, etc. but they also suggested
>some people that aren't exactly role models - like 50
>cent. (just FYI: 50 cent is a controversial rapper
>with raunchy lyrics and was the star of the film "get
>rich or die tryin'" for which some billboards were
>banned.)
